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 Center to Bridge the Digital Divide2 August 2007Annie MaclachlanSchool of Public AffairsDenver, ColoradoDear Ms Maclachlan,This letter is a summary of the tasks accomplished by Mr. Inayet Hadi during hisindependent study summer (May – August 2007) with the Afghan eQuality Alliancesimplemented by Washington State University here in Afghanistan. The Afghan eQualityAlliances is a multi-faceted initiative with the goal of “equal access to quality educationand e-education resources.” To achieve this goal, one of the activities of the eQualityAlliances is the formation of a 21st Century Leadership Alliance represented by partnersfrom India, Japan and the U.S. The alliance decided to help Kabul University establish anInstitute for Public Policy and Administration. The initial activity of the Institute is thedevelopment and delivery of a Masters in Public Policy and Administration which wasrolled out in February 2007.It was during this time that Mr. Hadi proposed that he work with us as an AfghaneQuality Alliances fellow. We outlined five tasks to be accomplished by Mr. Hadi duringhis independent study summer with the Afghan eQuality Alliances. These 5 tasks andwhat were accomplished are summarized below:1.Research public administration reference materials for three courses (PublicAdministration: Theory and Practice; Public Policy Formulation: Planning andAnalysis; Human Resources Management in the Public Sector). Mr.Hadiuploaded these materials on the e-Learning site at http://angel.uwc.ac.za.2.Localize course materials for visiting professor. The visiting professor whotaught the two courses while Mr. Hadi was in Kabul was an Afghan who alreadyknew the context. Dr. Azizi taught Public Economics in June and Public Financeand Budgeting in July. Instead, Mr. Hadi localized the School of PublicAdministration Handbook and the thesis option guidelines for use by the Instituteof Public Policy and Administration.3.Provide one-on-one mentoring to graduate students. Mr. Hadi provided one-on-one mentoring to almost all of 26 graduate students on the importance of keepingthe public in mind when formulating or implementing policies. Mr. Hadi was
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